Guides and explainers on Italian immigration, visas, and bureaucracy, in plain English.
Just moved to Italy and don't know where to start? This is your checklist, the first things to do and the order to do them in, from your codice fiscale to healthcare. Each step links to a full guide.
You can't get paid, sign a lease, or set up utilities without an Italian bank account. Here's how to open one as a foreigner, the documents you need, and the resident-vs-non-resident trap to avoid.
Residenza is your official registered home in Italy, and a lot depends on it. Here's how to register at the comune, what to bring, and what the 45-day address check is really about.
Your tessera sanitaria is your key to Italy's public health system. Here's how to register for the SSN, whether you have to pay, what to bring to the ASL, and how to pick your family doctor.
Your codice fiscale is the first thing you need in Italy, before a bank account, a lease, or a job. Here's how to get one, what to bring, and how to check if you already have it.
People use these two words like they mean the same thing. They don't. A visa gets you into Italy, a permesso di soggiorno lets you stay, and mixing them up can cost you your legal status.
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